Background Although much is still unknown about the full effects of COVID-19, literature
from the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic (spring and summer 2020) supports a …

Background Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) is the leading bacterial cause of
acute pharyngitis in children and adolescents worldwide. Objective This article aims to …

Background and objective Accurate segmentation of tongue image is a prerequisite to
intelligent tongue diagnosis. Current tongue segmentation algorithms have good …

A “sign” refers to the objective finding, which a clinician observes during the clinical
examination of the patient. Signs implicate significant changes or abnormal findings which …

Oral mucosal lesions are common in the pediatric population and, apart from traumatic and
tumoral etiologies, they can be symptoms of viral, bacterial, fungal or parasitic diseases. Yet …

Objective To investigate a new noninvasive diagnostic model for nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD) based on features of tongue images. Methods Healthy controls and …

Scarlet fever is an infectious disease caused by group A streptococcal bacteria, transmitted
mainly through direct contact with the saliva and nasal fluids of infected people. It may also …

Objectives: Review the potential etiologies for glossitis. Outline the best current practice in
the management of each type of glossitis. Summarize the risk factors associated with …

Strawberry tongue can be a useful diagnostic feature in various diseases such as Kawasaki
disease, TSS, scarlet fever, and group A streptococcal pharyngitis. 1 TSST‐1–mediated …

To investigate intravital morphological features of the broader area of the lingual mucosa in
clinically healthy subjects, and to attempt to evaluate subclinical conditions, we evaluated …